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People with Disability Australia | How to make a Parliamentary Submission

How to make a Parliamentary Submission

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Tuesday 26 May 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 28 May 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 1
PWDA help with Building your own Submission including What is a parliamentary submission? Supportive links and a template to build your own.

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People with Disability Australia | More of your Stories: 'The NDIS makes ordinary life possible for me'

More of your Stories: ‘The NDIS makes ordinary life possible for me’

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News, Reasonable.Necessary.Ordinary Posted on: Monday 25 May 2026 Last updated on: Monday 25 May 2026 Written by: PWDA
Community share their Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary stories about what the NDIS makes possible in their everyday life.
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People with Disability Australia | Supported decision-making for adults with disability and older people in NSW

Supported decision-making for adults with disability and older people in NSW

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Wednesday 20 May 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 20 May 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA Submission to Inquiry into the role and functions of the NSW Ageing and Disability Commission in relation to supported decision-making for adults with disability and older people in NSW.
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People with Disability Australia | What You Need to Know About the NDIS Bill: Advocates Unpack the Sweeping Changes

What You Need to Know About the NDIS Bill: Advocates Unpack the Sweeping Changes

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Tuesday 19 May 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 20 May 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA joined advocates from Children and Young People with Disability Australia and Disabled People Against Cuts Australia on NDIS Insights with Dr George to discuss recent changes
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People with Disability Australia | Media Statement from Australia's Disability Representative Organisations

Media Statement from Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations

Categorized in: Media Releases, News, Statement Posted on: Friday 15 May 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 26 May 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations are united in calling for a robust Senate Inquiry into the NDIS Reform Bill introduced Thursday 14 May by the Australian Government.
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People with Disability Australia | Submission to the E-Micromobility Sharing Schemes Reform

Submission to the E-Micromobility Sharing Schemes Reform

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Wednesday 13 May 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 13 May 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA provided feedback on the NSW Government’s E-micromobility sharing schemes reform. The reforms are designed to make e-bike and e-scooter sharing safer for the public.
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People with Disability Australia | Your Stories of Reasonable. Necessary and Ordinary NDIS Supports

Your Stories of Reasonable. Necessary and Ordinary NDIS Supports

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News, Reasonable.Necessary.Ordinary Posted on: Wednesday 13 May 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 12 May 2026 Written by: PWDA
As part of our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign we asked our followers “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”
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People with Disability Australia | THE NDIS SAVED MY LIFE because… A Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary story

THE NDIS SAVED MY LIFE because… A Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary story

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News, Reasonable.Necessary.Ordinary Posted on: Tuesday 12 May 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 12 May 2026 Written by: PWDA
We asked our followers “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”
Here is one of their stories…..
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People with Disability Australia | MEDIA RELEASE: PWDA responds to the 2026-2027 Federal Budget

MEDIA RELEASE: PWDA responds to the 2026-2027 Federal Budget

Categorized in: Media Releases, News, Statement Posted on: Tuesday 12 May 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 12 May 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA says the Federal Budget cuts the supports people with disability rely on to live ordinary lives, without delivering the equivalent alternatives people are being told will replace them.
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NDIS funds ordinary lives. Don't cut it.

NDIS Reform in Focus: Key Themes from the PWDA National Community Forum

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News, Reasonable.Necessary.Ordinary Posted on: Friday 8 May 2026 Last updated on: Friday 8 May 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA hosted community forum for members and community to discuss NDIS changes. What we know, how people are feeling and what we can collectively do to push back.
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